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Torts - Fall 2015 Reading Group

Parvi v. City of Kingston

Can an otherwise-consented-to action become false imprisonment if the plaintiff no longer wants it? Police transported the drunken plaintiff to an abandoned golf course outside of the city so he could “dry out”. During the car ride to the golf course, plaintiff requested to be let out at a different location. Plaintiff was severely injured when he walked out onto the highway, still intoxicated, in an attempt to return home. At trial, plaintiff admitted that he could no longer recall the car ride.